Migrant “host” countries in the global north demand that Newcomers “integrate” into their societies by demonstrating language skills, economic participation, socialization, and adjusting to the norms and values of the…
The experience of racialized patients with low or no English proficiency in the healthcare system is largely different than what most may endure. Language concordance between the patient and provider…
The Nisga’a Highway 113 is numbered after the 113-year struggle toward fighting for the full rights of self-government for the Nisga’a Nation. Various colonial and legal tools under the Indian…
Content Warning: This summary includes dialogue around Indian Residential Schools and discussion around oppressive tactics that are impacting Indigenous communities related to repatriation work. There is mention of over-policing of…
In Vancouver, British Columbia between 2017-2018, 28.9% of Black households and 28.2% of Indigenous households reported that they struggled with accessing adequate, nutritious, and affordable food. These statistics were particularly…
British Columbia (BC) is the largest province in Canada without any form of accessibility legislation to help identify, remove, and prevent barriers experienced by disabled people. Despite significant developments in…
In British Columbia, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer+ (LGBTQ+) immigrants and refugees encounter barriers to safely access settlement and health services because of their particular and intersecting social positioning in…
The Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement has wildly impacted the social push for anti-racism work and accountability, as well as pushing marginalized conversations to the forefront. Black social-justice activists, academics,…
On July 3, 2020, the Anti-Terror Bill was signed into law by the president of the Philippines and officially took effect by July 23. Fast-tracked and supported by 168 lawmakers…